Blast System Installed
January 1st 2006

A Guyson Multiblast RXS 900 blast system has been installed by a maker of powertrain technology to accurately blast etch two sizes of case hardened automotive crown wheel components that have been phosphated.

The installation was planned to be manually loaded and unloaded. This has now been progressed to an automated cell that is robot loaded and unloaded.

The blast cabinet has an indexing rotating turntable that has six evenly spaced revolving work spindles that index through the process area presenting the components accurately and for a precise amount of time in front of the blast guns.

Blasting takes place at two of the six spindles, which are positively driven by a toothed belt to ensure even blast coverage during rotation of the component. The machine has three model 900 and three model 400 blast guns mounted on fully adjustable arms (not all guns are used all the time).

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